1549 – Johannes Honter, Transylvanian Saxon humanist and theologian (b. 1498)
1926 – Joseph Carl Breil, American lyric tenor, and composer – one of the first to write for film (Les amours de la reine Élisabeth; Birth of a Nation; Intolerance), dies of heart disease at 55
1944 – Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80, bequeathing all of his work to the city of Oslo
1957 – Willie Edwards, US African American, murdered by KKK at 25
1973 – Alexander Onassis, Greek heir of the Onassis family (b. 1948)
1976 – Aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 44
1980 – Babs Gonzales [Lee Brown], American be-bop jazz vocalist, poet, and songwriter (“Oop-Pop-A-Da”), dies of cancer at 60
1991 – Northrop Frye, Canadian writer and critic (b. 1912)
1997 – Audie Pitre, American bass guitarist (Acid Bath), killed by a drunk driver at 26
2003 – Nell Carter, American actress (Gimme A Break; Lobo), dies at 54